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Data Collection I

Data Collection I

Data collection gathers information needed to make accurate judgments about a patient's present condition. During a health history interview, subjective data is collected from the patient, their caregivers, or family members, and objective data is collected through observations and physical assessment. Patients are the primary source of subjective data. Thus information gathered from patients through interviews, observations, and physical examination is primary data. Secondary sources of...

Data Collection II

Data Collection II

The nursing history captures and records the patient's health status, so that a care plan evolves to meet the patient's individual needs. The nursing health history is a part of the initial assessment. A comprehensive history covers all health dimensions and plays a significant role in the assessment process. A comprehensive history includes the patient's biographical information, reasons for seeking health care, expectations, present and past health history, medications, and...

Data Collection III

Data Collection III

The physical assessment examines the patient for objective data that defines the patient's condition, and aids in formulating the nursing care plan. The purpose of physical assessment is a health status appraisal, which includes identifying health problems, and establishing a database for nursing intervention.
The principles to begin the physical assessment include conducting a comprehensive or problem-related history in a quiet, well-lit room, emphasizing privacy and comfort for the...

Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System II: Health Perception Pattern

Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System II: Health Perception Pattern

Assessing the gastrointestinal (GI) system is a complex process that begins with collecting subjective data. This data, collected through patient interviews, provides crucial insights into the patient's health history, perception patterns, and lifestyle habits, all contributing significantly to GI health.
Health Perception Patterns
Health perception patterns offer valuable insights into a patient's lifestyle habits and how they may impact their GI health. These patterns include:

Data Collection by Observations

Data Collection by Observations

Data collection refers to a systematic way of obtaining, observing, measuring, and analyzing accurate information. Observational studies are one of the most widely used methods of data collection. It involves collecting data by observing the behavior and physical characteristics of a sample without making any modifications to the sample.
An astronomer viewing the motion and brightness of stars in the sky and recording the data is an example of observational data collection. A botanist recording...

Data Reporting and Recording

Data Reporting and Recording

Reporting and recording are crucial in data documentation. The timely, thorough, and accurate documentation of facts is essential when recording patient data. Failure to record findings during an assessment or interpretation of a problem will result in loss of information and make the patient document unreliable. The reader is left with general impressions if the information is not specific. A recording is documenting data of the individual's health information in a traceable, secure, and...

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Understanding Indigenous patient attendance: A qualitative study.

Stephen Copeland¹, Josephine Muir¹, Angus Turner^1,2

¹Lions Outback Vision, Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.

The Australian Journal of Rural Health

|June 23, 2017

Summary

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Indigenous patients attend ophthalmology appointments due to various motivations, with clinic staff playing a key role. Patient-centered communication and support from clinic staff are crucial enablers for attendance at Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS) outreach clinics.

Keywords:

Aboriginal Medical Service Indigenous Australian clinic staff non-attendance

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Area of Science:

Indigenous Health
Ophthalmology
Health Services Research

Background:

Understanding Indigenous patient non-attendance at specialist appointments is crucial.
Outreach ophthalmology clinics aim to improve access for Indigenous Australians.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore patient motivations and enablers for attending scheduled outreach ophthalmology appointments.
To inform best practices for specialist outreach clinics serving Indigenous communities.

Main Methods:

Qualitative study employing face-to-face, semi-structured interviews.
Interviewed 69 Indigenous Australian ophthalmology patients and 8 clinic workers.
Data collected from urban and rural Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS) between April and November 2015.

Main Results:

Clinic staff actively organize and support outreach ophthalmology clinics.
Both motivated and reluctant patients attend appointments.
Health literacy and proactive clinic staff engagement are key triggers for reluctant patients' attendance.

Conclusions:

Indigenous patient attendance is driven by diverse motivations.
Sensitive, patient-centered communication by clinic staff fosters motivation and attendance.
Clinic staff, through reminders and transport provision, are vital enablers of patient attendance at AMS outreach ophthalmology clinics.